State Dep’t Avoids Direct Criticism of Egypt’s New Islamist Const

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/12/state-dept-avoids-direct-criticism-of.html State Dep’t Avoids Direct Criticism of Egypt’s New Islamist Constitution Reacting Tuesday to passage of Egypt’s divisive new constitution, the State Department chose not to directly...

Doing Good and Ego Motives

One criticism frequently mentioned of people who are into doing good is that they are coming from other motives than altruism. It is claimed that some do it to boast or to boost their ego, that others do it out of a sense of guilt and obligation, and that there are also...

The only viable strategy for the Vatican

Making Levada the point man in responding to media criticism of the pope was a dicey move. Pope Benedict chose Levada in 2005 to succeed him as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,But choosing Levada to bring justice to the Vatican was always ...

Same-sex partners to get fed benefits

" President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. Obama plans to announce his decision on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House...

Black Orchid in the White House Garden: Assailing Michelle Obama

 “The slave woman is at the mercy of the fathers, sons, or brothers of her master!”  Fredrick Douglass   “You know what we’ve got? We’ve got trash in the White House!” Tammy Bruce, The Laura Inghram Show (‘Listen’)  March...